Light Years: A Golden State Warriors Pod

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari react to the Golden State Warriors heading back to the Bay Area at .500, positives and negatives from Andrew Wiggins, JTA, Eric Paschall, and Steph Curry before previewing the homestand.  The guys then invite Blue Wire and Detroit Bad Boy’s Lazarus Jackson to get his thoughts on the game against the Pistons. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustl...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari talk about their initial observations of the Warriors' first week, Steve Kerr’s obsession with non-shooting, and their hot takes across the NBA. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choic...

Saam Esfandiari is joined by Aaron Larsuel to discuss James Wiseman’s debut, whether Kerr will shift the offense to be more Stephen Curry-focused, Kevin Durant’s return and what went wrong on Opening Night/what do we want to see on Christmas Day against the Bucks and beyond. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Guest: Aaron Larsue...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss are back with their Warriors season preview episode.  They discuss: - Draymond Green missing opening night (01:43)  - will the warriors exceed the Vegas over/under win total of 38.5? (17:42) - 3 bold takes for the NBA season (30:12) - 3 bold takes for the Warriors' season (47:13) Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy L...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss how they are feeling after the Warriors' preseason, the positives and negatives of Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre, how much of a load Stephen Curry will need to carry this and how excited they are to see Draymond Green and James Wiseman next week. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer:...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss the Warriors' first preseason game, early impressions of the team, if the squad can become a top-10 defense, how long it'll take guys to play with Steph Curry and more.   Later, we're joined by Wes Golberg from the Mercury News to talk about what it was like to be in Chase Center during COVID and his early impressions of the team. Thanks to our friends over at...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss the changed tone around Warriors camp, Draymond Green and James Wiseman potentially having COVID and setbacks it may cause, Alen Smailagic propaganda, what the Warriors can do to lure Giannis Antetokounmpo and who we think will have biggest year two jump. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Pr...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are joined by the Mercury News' sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach to discuss how the NBA's non-bubble COVID season will work, the NBA landscape, and Warriors over/under's provided by BetOnline.  Will Steph avg over 26.5 PPG? Will Wiggins avg over 19.5 PPG? How many wins will GSW finish with? Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: A...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari react to the beginning of Warriors training camp, wonder if Kelly Oubre will average over 18 points per game and debate whether Andrew Wiggins will have a break out year for Golden State. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss the five biggest questions facing the Golden State Warriors this upcoming season. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari welcome you to a special Thanksgiving Eve edition of the Light Years Mailbag. The guys give an early look at the Warriors next season, discuss Kelly Oubre's role and other teams' offseasons.  They also talk their favorite Thanksgiving foods and the blasphemous thought of blowing it all up for the Warriors.  Note: Part 2 of this podcast is available on Light Years Premi...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are joined by 3CBPerformance's Dr. Rajpal Brar to discuss Klay Thompson's Achilles injury, when Warrior fans should expect him back and what they should expect from him when he's back.   Later on, Andy and Saam discuss the new signings of Kelly Oubre, Kent Bazemore, Brad Wanamaker and the expectations for the upcoming season. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss the devastating Klay Thompson achilles tear, the James Wiseman pick, the  reported Kelly Oubre acquisition and where the Warriors go moving forward. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast,...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari went live before and during the 2020 NBA Draft where they broke down the Warriors' pick of James Wiseman and talked the unfortunate Klay Thompson injury bringing some special guests on along the way. Note: the audio here is from the start of the Draft itself. For the full audio that included a 30 minute pre-show, subscribe to Light Years Premium . Thanks to our friends...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari react to the first couple days of the NBA trade market, James Harden trade rumors and our thoughts on Warriors going the night before the NBA Draft! And be sure to check out the Light Years NBA Draft Show on Wednesday, November 18th on YouTube Live! Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cr...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are joined by The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor to discuss the Warriors draft options and offseason look ahead.   Topics include: - The pros and con's of GSW drafting James Wiseman?!? - Who are best prospects to consider trading down for? Deni Advija, Isaac Okoro, Patrick Williams?! - How active will draft night be?! - Potential players to sign with the mid level exception?...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari give you a taste of the latest Light Years Premium episode where they discussed Russell Westbrook's trade request from the Houston Rockets. Subscribe to Light Years Premium for the full episode and more exclusive content! Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari welcome The Athletic's Sam Vecenie to the show to talk Anthony Edwards vs. James Wiseman, Isaac Okoro as a sleeper pick and the likelihood of the Warriors trading down. And of course, the Light Years Podcast crew finishes off with your mailbag questions. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Guest: Sam...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are joined by NBA analyst, Seth Partnow of The Athletic to break down what's ahead for the Warriors in the upcoming draft / how the front office prepares for it, potential trade targets, what the future holds in general for Golden State and Seth explains why he doesn't have Stephen Curry as a first tier player on his personal rankings. Thanks to our friends over at Bet...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari discuss the early return of the NBA season, the Golden State Warriors working out top draft picks, and your mailbag questions on Jeremy Lin, Anthony Edwards’ fit off the bench, and a hypothetical Brandon Ingram/Jrue Holiday trade. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari talk about the Golden State Warriors’ draft misinformation, their impressions of The Dubble, and your mailbag questions ranging from Joe Lacob and Bob Myers avoiding the Daryl Morey/Tilman Fertitta pitfalls to best/worst case scenarios for the draft. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben C...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari talk the upcoming NBA draft, lessons from the Lakers winning the 2020 NBA Championship, the Warriors' potential top center free agent targets and of course they answer your fantastic mailbag questions. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari are reunited just in time for another edition of Light Years listeners joining the show to chime in on the happenings in the NBA and Warriors World.  The guys ask the loyal Light Years listeners joining the show the following questions: What were your thoughts on Game 4 of the NBA Finals? Do they like the hypothetical trade for Myles Turner involving the number two pic...

Saam Esfandiari is joined by guest co-host, Aaron Larsuel, of the official Lakers podcast (Andy is on vacation this week), to discuss a plethora of NBA items: Stories from the "Great Time Out!" era Draymond Green's Instagram response to fans having issues with him supporting LeBron James Andre Iguodala's return to the NBA Finals What teams out there might sell Potential trade partners for the Indi...

Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari break down Lakers-Nuggets after Denver closed their series deficit to 2-1. The guys then discuss what the Warriors need to find to compete with the remaining four teams in the NBA playoffs before answering your mailbag questions. Thanks to our friends over at BetOnline. AG for sponsoring the show! Hosts: Andy Liu and Saam Esfandiari Producer: Ben Cruz Learn more about...